Glad you joined our community and you like it so much.

'' drops of water make an ocean and little steps walk the mile''

Great mentality man. You will get there some they just keep at it and publish quality content. Also if you got something for Dtube that can really push your rewards up high as you get 40$upvote from dtube for good contributions.

I havn't stayed too long on steemit to become grounded in it as to start investing

You should consider investing soon because we will go mainstream in a couple of months and prices will go up significantly and buying even 1 steem might be difficult.

Wish you much success and a happy new year!